The number of suspected cases in Portugal now stands at 25,431, up from 22,257 yesterday.

In total there are 3,995 cases awaiting laboratory results and 19,816 cases being monitored by the authorities.

Currently 354 patients are being treated in hospital for coronavirus and 71 are being in intensive care units across the country.

The northern region of Portugal continues to have the highest number of confirmed cases in the country at 2,443, Lisbon and Vale do Tejo has 1,110 cases, the centre has 520 cases, there are 99 cases in the Algarve, 24 in the Azores and 21 in Madeira.

By age group, there are 49 cases in those between 0 and 9 years old, 104 cases in 10 to 19 year olds, 433 between 20 and 29, 671 between 30 and 39, 821 between 40 and 49, 775 between 50 and 59, 613 between 60 and 69, 415 between 70 and 79 and 383 cases in those over 80 years old.

Since the beginning of the outbreak in Portugal, there have now been 43 people recover from the virus and as of today 76 people have died.

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